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 Old Buffet Plays Again
Author: John 
Date:   2000-05-01 02:33

In September I posted a question about an old Buffet that I was given. From the description of the unique keys, it turns out that it was built between 1900 and 1910. The serial numbers are extremely light. It plays beautifully! My daughter plays it in my high school band. She qualified for the state music festival (contest?) playing Mozart's Quintet.

Recently we had trouble with the low C# pad. I couldn't get a new pad to seat properly. The repairman said he would put in a cork pad, but suggested that I put no more money into repairs. I had asked about an overhaul. (He did an excellent job on my 1960's R-13.)

Well, I said to play it after the pad was in and let me know. He agrees - it's a "keeper." To make a long story longer, my daughter earned a "First" rating at State on Saturday. I even gave a clarinet history lesson in the lobby of the music building.

Does anyone else out there play on an old clarinet that should probably be in a museum? The clarinet, not the player!

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 RE: Old Buffet Plays Again
Author: Contragirl 
Date:   2000-05-01 14:58

Is it an Albert system clarinet? I've seen an old Buffet Albert, and it's pretty interesting. There are a lot of people that still play Alberts, I think a many are in Europe(?).

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 RE: Old Buffet Plays Again
Author: John 
Date:   2000-05-01 23:04

This oldie is a Boehm system, although I do have a B flat/A Albert Buffet set.

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 RE: Old Buffet Plays Again
Author: Dee 
Date:   2000-05-10 20:20

Personally, I feel that an instrument that has a key system that is still produced for modern horns and is built to a pitch standard that matches the current one should be maintained as a playing instrument regardless of age. The only clarinets that I would consider museum pieces would be ones with discontinued key systems, built to other pitch standards, experimental key systems, unusual materials or construction methods, or have some particularly unique historical significance (e.g. serial number 1 for one of the major makers).

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